Electrical Industry Articles and Stories

Universal Lighting Technologies, Inc.

3 Benefits to Upgrading with a Lighting Retrofit

About 28% of a building's electrical energy bill is literally consumed
in lighting the premises. That's pretty consistent across both
industrial and commercial buildings. Obviously, if you can lower that
expense significantly, the impact on your overall operating budget
reduces.

I know what you're thinking.

"He's going to start talking about LED lighting upgrades, isn't he?"

Milbank Manufacturing Co.

Current Transformers – and How to Protect Them

Once upon a time, the only reason building codes addressed electrical
metering was to enable local utility billing efforts. Today, though,
metering is seen as a critical tool in efforts to boost our buildings’
energy efficiency. With the understanding that we can’t manage what we
don’t measure, the latest energy standards are calling for greater use
of submetering of individual building systems – and that means even
greater use of current transformers (CTs).

Universal Lighting Technologies, Inc.

Commercial and Industrial Lighting – Going Retro!

No, I'm not talking about traveling back into the past. I'm talking
about moving onward to the future. And the "retro" is really
retrofitting to LED lighting.

In another article, I talked more about using LED drop-ins to replace old fluorescent troffers. And I still like that option.

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Signify

3D Printed LED Luminaires – Coming to America

They say you can't teach an old dog new tricks …

But,
I'm an old dog and I just learned of a brand new "trick" that literally
made me sit up and beg for more. I thought I'd seen everything, but I
was wrong … so very wrong.

My mind's been officially … blown.

Panduit Corp

Control Panels – Your Menu Options Have Changed

I get that all the time when calling the bank or the credit union or any
business these days. Once connected, a voice on the other end warns me:

"Please listen carefully. Our menu options have changed."

Most
of the time they haven't, at least not for some time. But the reminder
is still there, enjoining me to practice careful listening.

Panduit Corp

More Control Panel Solutions to Make Work Easier

In another article, we talked a bit about some of the new products that
have changed how we design and work with control panels. We discussed
many of the electronic components that took the place of old analog and
magnetic mechanisms that were common in days gone by.

Of course, many old school components are still used when the need for electronics isn't pressing.But one thing will always remain necessary in one form or fashion: conductors.